My dearest friends, I've been trying to keep up with the digests, but just wanted to post and let you know that I miss you all terribly. Life is progressing slowly but surely here in Maryland.
I wanted to apologize to all of you for my out-of-character behavior of being so absent from the list for so long. All of us here have life struggles which have caused us to form a common bond with Joni and her music. I am slowly building a network of musical friends and acquaintances in the DC Metro area. I have performed a couple of times and formed some lasting friendships with some very talented musicians. I wanted to share with you my experience with a new drummer that I shared the stage with last week. We had an abrupt change of personnel and this guy had to practice without me due to lack of time. He saw, "Edith and the Kingpin" on my song list and started telling the guitarist how this was his absolute favorite song! During one of our breaks, he and I started singing "Coyote" together! I was very impressed with the musicianship of this group and hope that we can keep performing together. I am also helping to develop talent in the area and am on my way to a rehearsal for an up and coming jazz singer with a classical background (it will be very interesting). There is a practice studio in Hyattsville, MD, where many major acts also rehearse when playing in DC. I hope to meet people as I help a friend with a production company out with some of his acts. Now to the subject of my post: I was listening to the Shadows and Light version of this song and would love to know if Joni has ever given her take on the writing of this song? I had a chance to listen to the entire 2 set CD and was blown away (again) by the musicianship included on the project. My fellow bandmembers are also in awe of Joni from a jazz perspective and absolutely love Shadows and Light. I miss you and love you all very much. I hope everyone is well and again, my apologies for my out-of-character behavior. Love, Sherelle
